NetBEUI is by far the fastest protocol but it is becoming much less implemented in production environments because of it
lack of routing capabilities. If you have a need to run XP in a NetBEUI network, you can use the following procedures
even though Microsoft does not support it (officially). NetBEUI is not included in the list of protocols for
Windows XP.
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Oddly enough, Netnbf.inf and Nbf.sys, needed to install NetBEUI are included on the XP installation CDROM.
To install:
<li> Click Start
<li> Click Control Panel
<li> Double-click Network Connections
<li> Right-click the adapter to bind NetBEUI
<li> Click Properties
<li> Click Install on the General tab
<li> Click Protocol
<li> Click Add
<li> Click Have Disk
<li> Insert XP installation CDROM
<li> Open \Valueadd\msft\net\netbeui folder
<li> Click on Netnbf.inf
<li> Click Open
<li> Click OK
<li> Click OK to complete the installation
Don't call Microsoft if it does not work. They don't support it.